I am very settled in the North East now. I'll have been here nearly six years by the end of read more

I am very settled in the North East now. I'll have been here nearly six years by the end of this season and I feel like the people of Sunderland have adopted me,

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, read more

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.

For the most part, the deciding factor in whether or not parents do well is how able they are to read more

For the most part, the deciding factor in whether or not parents do well is how able they are to understand that it's the illness, not the child, creating the chaos.

Although many machines have been disinfected, we're certainly not out of the woods yet. Many machines may still be infected read more

Although many machines have been disinfected, we're certainly not out of the woods yet. Many machines may still be infected without their owner's knowledge.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is read more

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

In principle, there are no problems.

In principle, there are no problems.

If you have a long-term perspective, you don't react to every piece of news.

If you have a long-term perspective, you don't react to every piece of news.

Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we read more

Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we were working on the movie he said to me — and he wasn't kidding — 'I'm just trying to be nice to the casting director, so if this bombs she'll at least cast me in another movie.' This was the casting director he hired.

I don't think we're going to see jobs collapse or disappear. There is a bit of fear in the air read more

I don't think we're going to see jobs collapse or disappear. There is a bit of fear in the air with what's been going on with oil prices and the hurricane that there's going to be some kind of collapse. But I think this economy is resilient.